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IpsosGeneral acceptanceApr 24, 2026 – May 8, 2026
perceived discrimination against transgender people

In your opinion, how much discrimination do transgender people face in our society today?

A great deal / a fair amount
65%
Not much / not at all
20%
Sample
19,019 adults · credibility interval: ±3.5 points for n=1,000; ±5.0 points for n=500
Method
online opt-in
Where
26-country multinational (Ipsos Global Advisor)
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 10 subgroup figures

Base: Approximately 1,000 each in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Spain, Turkiye and the U.S.; 500 each in the remaining markets. Release date is approximate (July 2026 upload path); exact publication day not stated in the PDF.

Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • A great deal
  • A fair amount
  • Not much
  • Not at all
IpsosYouth medical careApr 24, 2026 – May 8, 2026
gender-affirming care for transgender teenagers with parental consent

How much do you agree or disagree with the following?

With parental consent, transgender teenagers should be allowed to receive gender-affirming care (e.g., counselling and hormone replacement treatment)

Agree 50%36% Disagree
Sample
19,019 adults · credibility interval: ±3.5 points for n=1,000; ±5.0 points for n=500
Method
online opt-in
Where
26-country multinational (Ipsos Global Advisor)
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 10 subgroup figures

Base: Approximately 1,000 each in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Spain, Turkiye and the U.S.; 500 each in the remaining markets. Release date is approximate (July 2026 upload path); exact publication day not stated in the PDF.

Wording notes: specifies parental consentexamples limit treatments to counselling and hormones
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly/somewhat agree
  • Neither
  • Strongly/somewhat disagree
IpsosBathrooms & facilitiesApr 24, 2026 – May 8, 2026
single-sex facilities matching gender identity

How much do you agree or disagree with the following?

Transgender people should be allowed to use single-sex facilities (e.g., public restrooms) that correspond to the gender they identify with

Agree 47%39% Disagree
Sample
19,019 adults · credibility interval: ±3.5 points for n=1,000; ±5.0 points for n=500
Method
online opt-in
Where
26-country multinational (Ipsos Global Advisor)
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 10 subgroup figures

Base: Approximately 1,000 each in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Spain, Turkiye and the U.S.; 500 each in the remaining markets. Release date is approximate (July 2026 upload path); exact publication day not stated in the PDF.

Wording notes: uses 'the gender they identify with'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly/somewhat agree
  • Neither
  • Strongly/somewhat disagree
IpsosLegal documents & IDsApr 24, 2026 – May 8, 2026
non-binary option on government-issued documents

How much do you agree or disagree with the following?

Government-issued documents such as passports should include an option other than "male" and "female" for people who do not identify as either

Agree 46%41% Disagree
Sample
19,019 adults · credibility interval: ±3.5 points for n=1,000; ±5.0 points for n=500
Method
online opt-in
Where
26-country multinational (Ipsos Global Advisor)
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 10 subgroup figures

Base: Approximately 1,000 each in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Spain, Turkiye and the U.S.; 500 each in the remaining markets. Release date is approximate (July 2026 upload path); exact publication day not stated in the PDF.

Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly/somewhat agree
  • Neither
  • Strongly/somewhat disagree
IpsosAdult medical careApr 24, 2026 – May 8, 2026
insurance coverage of gender transition costs

How much do you agree or disagree with the following?

Health insurance systems should cover the costs of gender transition no differently than the costs of other medical procedures

Agree 40%47% Disagree
Sample
19,019 adults · credibility interval: ±3.5 points for n=1,000; ±5.0 points for n=500
Method
online opt-in
Where
26-country multinational (Ipsos Global Advisor)
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 10 subgroup figures

Base: Approximately 1,000 each in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Spain, Turkiye and the U.S.; 500 each in the remaining markets. Release date is approximate (July 2026 upload path); exact publication day not stated in the PDF.

Wording notes: parity framing ('no differently than')
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly/somewhat agree
  • Neither
  • Strongly/somewhat disagree
IpsosSportsApr 24, 2026 – May 8, 2026
transgender athletes competing by gender identity

To what extent do you support or oppose the following:

Transgender athletes competing based on the gender they identify with rather than the sex they were assigned at birth

Support 22%48% Oppose
Sample
19,019 adults · credibility interval: ±3.5 points for n=1,000; ±5.0 points for n=500
Method
online opt-in
Where
26-country multinational (Ipsos Global Advisor)
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 10 subgroup figures

Base: Approximately 1,000 each in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Spain, Turkiye and the U.S.; 500 each in the remaining markets. Release date is approximate (July 2026 upload path); exact publication day not stated in the PDF.

Wording notes: uses 'the sex they were assigned at birth'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly/somewhat support
  • Neither support nor oppose
  • Strongly/somewhat oppose
Harvard CAPS/HarrisLegal documents & IDsApr 23–26, 2026
executive order declaring two sexes in federal forms and programs

Do you support or oppose each of these policies: Declaring that there are only two genders male and female in all government forms and programs.

Support 60%40% Oppose
Sample
2,746 registered voters · not disclosed
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record

Base: Unweighted and weighted base 2,746.

Wording notes: item is one of a long battery of Trump executive actions rated in a single gridno 'not sure' option'genders' rather than 'sex', though the underlying executive order uses 'sex'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Support
  • Oppose
Harvard CAPS/HarrisSportsApr 23–26, 2026
executive order barring trans women from girls' sports

Do you support or oppose each of these policies: Banning men who have undergone operations and hormones to become women from girls' sports.

Support 63%37% Oppose
Sample
2,746 registered voters · not disclosed
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record

Base: Unweighted and weighted base 2,746.

Wording notes: describes trans women as 'men who have undergone operations and hormones to become women'restricted to 'girls' sports'assumes the athletes in question have had operations and hormones, which is not true of most school-age athletesno 'not sure' option
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Support
  • Oppose
Fox News Pollfor Fox NewsParty & candidate handlingApr 17–20, 2026
which party would do a better job on transgender issues

Which political party -- the Democrats or the Republicans -- do you think would do a better job on each of the following? [IF EQUAL, ASK: If you had to say one way or the other...] [RANDOMIZE] ... Transgender issues

Democrats
56%
Republicans
43%
(Don't know)
1%
Sample
1,001 registered voters · ± 3 percentage points
Method
mixed-mode probability
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record · 34 subgroup figures

Base: Live-interviewer landline (116) and cellphone (635); 250 completed online via a link received by text message

Wording notes: 'Transgender issues' is left undefined, so respondents supply their own referentthe IF EQUAL probe pushes undecideds into a two-party choice, suppressing the middle category
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Democrats
  • Republicans
  • (Equal)
  • (Don't know)
Fox News Pollfor Fox NewsPolitical salienceApr 17–20, 2026
transgender issues named unprompted as the most important problem facing the country

What do you think is the most important issue facing the country today?

Wokeness / Transgender issues
0%
Sample
1,001 registered voters · ± 3 percentage points
Method
mixed-mode probability
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record

Base: Live-interviewer landline (116) and cellphone (635); 250 completed online via a link received by text message

Wording notes: Fox's coding scheme collapses 'Wokeness' and 'Transgender issues' into a single category
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Open-ended; coded into categories including 'Wokeness / Transgender issues'
Fox News Pollfor Fox NewsPolitical salienceApr 17–20, 2026
issue Democrats should talk about less

[ROTATE D/R AS PAIRS]

What do you think is the ONE issue that Democrats should talk about less? [RECORD VERBATIM] [ACCEPT AND CODE ONLY ONE ANSWER] [IF MULTIPLE, ASK: If you had to choose one...]

Transgender issues
11%
LGBTQ
4%
Gender
1%
Culture Issues NET 19%
Sample
1,001 registered voters · ± 3 percentage points
Method
mixed-mode probability
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record · 4 subgroup figures

Base: Live-interviewer landline (116) and cellphone (635); 250 completed online via a link received by text message

Wording notes: presupposes there is an issue the party should talk about lessrotated as a pair with the parallel Republican item, which balances the pair
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Open-ended; coded, with a 'Culture Issues NET' containing 'Transgender issues', 'LGBTQ', 'DEI', 'Racism', 'Gender' and 'Wokeness'
Fox News Pollfor Fox NewsPolitical salienceApr 17–20, 2026
issue Republicans should talk about less

What do you think is the ONE issue Republicans should talk about less? [RECORD VERBATIM] [ACCEPT AND CODE ONLY ONE ANSWER] [IF MULTIPLE, ASK: If you had to choose one...]

Transgender issues
5%
LGBTQ
1%
Culture Issues NET 9%
Sample
1,001 registered voters · ± 3 percentage points
Method
mixed-mode probability
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record

Base: Live-interviewer landline (116) and cellphone (635); 250 completed online via a link received by text message

Wording notes: presupposes there is an issue the party should talk about lessrotated as a pair with the parallel Democratic item
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Open-ended; coded, with a 'Culture Issues NET' containing 'Transgender issues', 'LGBTQ', 'Wokeness', 'DEI', 'Racism' and 'Gender'
Ipsosfor ReutersParty & candidate handlingApr 15–20, 2026
support for the federal policy banning trans girls and women from female school and college sports

To what extent do your support or oppose the following policies?

To what extent do your support or oppose the following policies? Banning transgender girls and women from participating in female sports events in schools and colleges

Support 67%29% Oppose
Sample
4,557 adults · +/- 1.5 percentage points at the 95% confidence level for all adults (design-effect adjusted)
Method
probability panel
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record

Base: Nationally representative probability sample of 4,557 general population adults 18+. This topline publishes Total-only columns for the trans item; no party breaks were released for ExecOrder_5_2 in this fielding.

Wording notes: no 'don't know' or 'not sure' option - same design as the February 2025 fielding, so the trend comparison is internally consistent even though the level is inflated relative to items that do offer onerestrictive polarityby April 2026 the policy is long-established federal policy rather than a fresh executive order, so the partisan cue is settled
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly support
  • Somewhat support
  • Somewhat oppose
  • Strongly oppose
  • Skipped
KFFContact & populationApr 14–19, 2026
share of U.S. adults who describe themselves as trans or transgender

Asked in the demographic block, immediately after RGENDER ('(IF PHONE: Just to confirm,) Do you describe yourself as a man, a woman, or in some other way?') and before the LGBQ sexual-orientation item

Do you currently describe yourself as trans or transgender?

No
98%
Yes
2%
Sample
1,343 adults · not read from this topline in this session
Method
probability panel
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record

Base: 1,023 reached through the SSRS Opinion Panel (999 online, 24 by phone) and 320 through the prepaid cell phone RDD sample (140 by phone, 180 invited to web by SMS); 1,251 in English and 92 in Spanish; no cases removed by quality checks

Wording notes: two-step gender measure: current gender description asked first, trans status secondrounded to whole percentages, so the published value carries substantial rounding error at a base rate of 1-2 percentcombined with the LGBQ item into KFF's LGBT_Total / LGBTQ_TOT summary variable
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Yes
  • No
  • No answer
Navigator Research (GSG/GBAO)for Navigator Research (Global Strategy Group and GBAO)Political saliencedata flagApr 2–27, 2026
transgender issues as a priority vs. perceived GOP focus, among LGBTQ+ registered voters

Which do you feel are most important for the President and Congress to focus on? Which do you think Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress are most focused on?

Transgender issues - important for the President and Congress to focus on
4%
Sample
7,000 registered voters (LGBTQ+ subgroup analyzed) · ±1.1 percentage points for the pooled 7,000-interview full sample; subgroup MOE is higher and is not published for the LGBTQ+ subgroup
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 5 subgroup figures

Base: The issue-priority chart is based on 2,000 nationwide registered-voter interviews collected April 2-27, 2026, pooled from two 1,000-interview waves fielded three weeks apart. The report as a whole pools 7,000 registered voters interviewed January 8-May 18, 2026 (full-sample MOE ±1.1). The LGBTQ+ subgroup n is not published.

Wording notes: 'Transgender issues' competes against 18 other issues in a top-five pickresults shown are for the LGBTQ+ subgroup
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Inflation and the cost of living
  • Health care
  • Jobs and the economy
  • Corruption in government
  • Housing
  • Social Security and Medicare
  • Government spending and debt
  • Climate change and the environment
  • Democracy
  • Education
  • Crime
  • Immigration
  • Taxes
  • Guns
  • Foreign conflicts
  • Abortion
  • Transgender issues
  • Artificial intelligence (AI)
  • Vaccines and disease prevention
NBC News/SurveyMonkeySportsMar 30, 2026 – Apr 13, 2026
whether transgender women athletes should compete in female sports

Do you agree or disagree that transgender women athletes should be permitted to compete in female sports?

Agree 24%76% Disagree
Sample
adults · not captured in the extracted portion of the topline
Method
river/intercept
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record · 2 subgroup figures

Base: Total sample size not captured in the extracted portion of the topline; a companion Gen Z topline reports adults 18-29 separately

Wording notes: agree/disagree format vulnerable to acquiescence biasbinary with no middle and no 'don't know' - results sum to 100asks only about trans womenasked immediately after two parallel items on whether men and women face unrecognized challenges in society
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Agree
  • Disagree
Harvard CAPS/HarrisLegal documents & IDsMar 25–26, 2026
executive order declaring two sexes in federal forms and programs

Do you support or oppose each of these policies: Declaring that there are only two genders male and female in all government forms and programs

Support 60%40% Oppose
Sample
2,009 registered voters · not disclosed
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record

Base: Unweighted and weighted base 2,009. The girls' sports item does not appear in this month's topline.

Wording notes: item is one of a long battery of Trump executive actions rated in a single gridno 'not sure' option'genders' rather than 'sex', though the underlying executive order uses 'sex'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Support
  • Oppose
Napolitan News Service (RMG Research)for Napolitan News Service Gold Circle MembersSportsMar 23–24, 2026
whether trans women should be allowed to compete in women's sports

Should biological males who identify as women be allowed to compete in women's sports events?

No
69%
Yes
18%
Not sure
14%
Sample
1,000 registered voters · ±3.1 percentage points
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 4 subgroup figures
Wording notes: 'biological males who identify as women' is the restrictive-side term of art and the only descriptor offeredno counter-framing or competing consideration offeredyes/no rather than a scaled item, which suppresses intensity
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Yes
  • No
  • Not sure
Napolitan News Service (RMG Research)for Napolitan News Service Gold Circle MembersSportsMar 23–24, 2026
whether trans women competing denies opportunities to cisgender women

Does allowing biological males to compete in women's sports deny opportunities for biological women to compete?

Yes
60%
No
28%
Not sure
12%
Sample
1,000 registered voters · ±3.1 percentage points
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 3 subgroup figures
Wording notes: presupposes a zero-sum contest and asks only whether the loss occurs'biological males' / 'biological women' framingno reciprocal item about opportunities denied to trans women
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Yes
  • No
  • Not sure
Napolitan News Service (RMG Research)for Napolitan News Service Gold Circle MembersBathrooms & facilitiesMar 23–24, 2026
whether trans women should be allowed to use women's locker rooms, showers and bathrooms

Should biological males who identify as women be allowed to use the women's locker rooms, showers, and bathrooms?

No
67%
Yes
19%
Not sure
14%
Sample
1,000 registered voters · ±3.1 percentage points
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 4 subgroup figures
Wording notes: 'biological males who identify as women' used throughoutbundles locker rooms, showers and bathrooms into a single item, leading with the most intimate settingno counter-framing offered
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Yes
  • No
  • Not sure
Napolitan News Service (RMG Research)for Napolitan News Service Gold Circle MembersPrisons & sheltersMar 23–24, 2026
whether trans women convicted of crimes should be housed in men's or women's prisons

Suppose a biological male commits a crime, is arrested, convicted and is sentenced to jail. If biological men identify as women, should they be housed in a men's prison or a women's prison?

Men's prison
62%
Women's prison
16%
Not sure
23%
Sample
1,000 registered voters · ±3.1 percentage points
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record
Wording notes: 'If biological men identify as women' casts identity as a conditional claim made by a convicted criminalthe crime is left unspecified, so respondents supply the worst caseno third option such as individualized assessment or protective housing
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Men's prison
  • Women's prison
  • Not sure
Napolitan News Service (RMG Research)for Napolitan News Service Gold Circle MembersPrisons & sheltersMar 23–24, 2026
whether housing trans women in women's prisons puts female inmates at risk

If biological men who identify as women are housed in women's prisons, does that put female inmates at risk?

Yes
61%
No
21%
Not sure
17%
Sample
1,000 registered voters · ±3.1 percentage points
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record
Wording notes: asks respondents to assess a risk claim with no evidence supplied and no reciprocal item on risk to trans inmates in men's prisonsasked immediately after the housing item, so it inherits its framing
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Yes
  • No
  • Not sure
Noble Predictive Insightsfor The Center SquareSportsparaphrasedMar 2–5, 2026
support for upholding state bans on transgender women in women's sports

Do you support or oppose upholding state bans on transgender women competing in women's sports?

Sample
asked of a subset: Age 18-29, Age 65+, Democrats, Republicansfull poll: 2,659 registered voters · not disclosed in The Center Square's write-up
Method
unknown
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 4 subgroup figures

Base: 952 Republicans, 934 Democrats and 773 independents, of whom 330 are 'true independents' who declined to lean toward either major party.

Wording notes: asks about 'upholding' existing bans rather than about enacting them, a status-quo framing
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Support
  • Oppose
  • Not sure
Noble Predictive Insightsfor The Center SquareSportsparaphrasedMar 2–5, 2026
support for the Supreme Court upholding state bans on transgender women in women's sports

[stem not published] whether the respondent supports allowing the Supreme Court to uphold state bans on transgender women competing in women's sports

Support
68%
Sample
2,659 registered voters · not disclosed in The Center Square's write-up
Method
unknown
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 11 subgroup figures

Base: 952 Republicans, 934 Democrats and 773 independents, of whom 330 are 'true independents' who declined to lean toward either major party.

Wording notes: ties the policy question to a pending Supreme Court decision rather than asking about the ban directly
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Support
  • Oppose
JL Partnersfor Sex MattersBathrooms & facilitiesFeb 28, 2026 – Mar 2026
preference for single-sex vs mixed-sex provision: Changing rooms in gyms and leisure centres

For each of the following, do you prefer them to be single sex or mixed sex? Changing rooms in gyms and leisure centres

Single sex
84%
Mixed sex
10%
Unsure
7%
Sample
1,500 adults · +/-2.5 percentage points (whole sample, as stated in the tables)
Method
online opt-in
Where
UK national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 2 subgroup figures
Wording notes: grid itemasks about the respondent's own preference, not directly about transgender people
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Single sex
  • Mixed sex
  • Unsure
JL Partnersfor Sex MattersBathrooms & facilitiesFeb 28, 2026 – Mar 2026
preference for single-sex vs mixed-sex provision: Changing rooms and showers at work

For each of the following, do you prefer them to be single sex or mixed sex? Changing rooms and showers at work

Single sex
86%
Mixed sex
8%
Unsure
6%
Sample
1,500 adults · +/-2.5 percentage points (whole sample, as stated in the tables)
Method
online opt-in
Where
UK national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 2 subgroup figures
Wording notes: grid itemasks about the respondent's own preference, not directly about transgender people
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Single sex
  • Mixed sex
  • Unsure
JL Partnersfor Sex MattersBathrooms & facilitiesFeb 28, 2026 – Mar 2026
preference for single-sex vs mixed-sex provision: Public toilets, for example in parks

For each of the following, do you prefer them to be single sex or mixed sex? Public toilets, for example in parks

Single sex
81%
Mixed sex
13%
Unsure
6%
Sample
1,500 adults · +/-2.5 percentage points (whole sample, as stated in the tables)
Method
online opt-in
Where
UK national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 2 subgroup figures
Wording notes: grid itemasks about the respondent's own preference, not directly about transgender people
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Single sex
  • Mixed sex
  • Unsure
JL Partnersfor Sex MattersBathrooms & facilitiesFeb 28, 2026 – Mar 2026
preference for single-sex vs mixed-sex provision: Workplace toilets

For each of the following, do you prefer them to be single sex or mixed sex? Workplace toilets

Single sex
78%
Mixed sex
14%
Unsure
8%
Sample
1,500 adults · +/-2.5 percentage points (whole sample, as stated in the tables)
Method
online opt-in
Where
UK national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 2 subgroup figures
Wording notes: grid itemasks about the respondent's own preference, not directly about transgender people
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Single sex
  • Mixed sex
  • Unsure
JL Partnersfor Sex MattersBathrooms & facilitiesFeb 28, 2026 – Mar 2026
preference for single-sex vs mixed-sex provision: Toilets in a pub or entertainment venue

For each of the following, do you prefer them to be single sex or mixed sex? Toilets in a pub or entertainment venue

Single sex
81%
Mixed sex
13%
Unsure
7%
Sample
1,500 adults · +/-2.5 percentage points (whole sample, as stated in the tables)
Method
online opt-in
Where
UK national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 2 subgroup figures
Wording notes: grid itemasks about the respondent's own preference, not directly about transgender people
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Single sex
  • Mixed sex
  • Unsure
JL Partnersfor Sex MattersBathrooms & facilitiesFeb 28, 2026 – Mar 2026
how transgender people should be accommodated in toilets at work

A transgender person is someone who says they are the other sex, that is, a person born male who identifies as a woman, or a person born female who identifies as a man

How do you think transgender people should be accommodated in toilets... at work

They should use the facilities of their sex at birth
34%
They should not use facilities for the opposite sex but there should be an alternative
33%
They should be allowed to use whichever facilities they prefer
21%
Unsure
12%
Sample
1,500 adults · +/-2.5 percentage points (whole sample, as stated in the tables)
Method
online opt-in
Where
UK national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 8 subgroup figures
Wording notes: preamble defines a transgender person as 'someone who says they are the other sex'one option is phrased as 'facilities for the opposite sex', which presupposes birth sex
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • They should be allowed to use whichever facilities they prefer
  • They should not use facilities for the opposite sex but there should be an alternative
  • They should use the facilities of their sex at birth
  • Unsure
JL Partnersfor Sex MattersBathrooms & facilitiesFeb 28, 2026 – Mar 2026
how transgender people should be accommodated in changing rooms and showers at work

A transgender person is someone who says they are the other sex, that is, a person born male who identifies as a woman, or a person born female who identifies as a man

How do you think transgender people should be accommodated in changing rooms and showers... at work

They should not use facilities for the opposite sex but there should be an alternative
35%
They should use the facilities of their sex at birth
35%
They should be allowed to use whichever facilities they prefer
19%
Unsure
11%
Sample
1,500 adults · +/-2.5 percentage points (whole sample, as stated in the tables)
Method
online opt-in
Where
UK national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 8 subgroup figures
Wording notes: same preamble and option set as the toilets item
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • They should be allowed to use whichever facilities they prefer
  • They should not use facilities for the opposite sex but there should be an alternative
  • They should use the facilities of their sex at birth
  • Unsure
Harvard CAPS/HarrisLegal documents & IDsFeb 25–26, 2026
executive order declaring two sexes in federal forms and programs

Do you support or oppose each of these policies: Declaring that there are only two genders male and female in all government forms and programs

Support 59%41% Oppose
Sample
1,999 registered voters · not disclosed
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record

Base: Unweighted and weighted base 1,999.

Wording notes: item is one of a long battery of Trump executive actions rated in a single gridno 'not sure' option'genders' rather than 'sex', though the underlying executive order uses 'sex'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Support
  • Oppose
Harvard CAPS/HarrisSportsFeb 25–26, 2026
executive order barring trans women from girls' sports

Do you support or oppose each of these policies: Banning men who have undergone operations and hormones to become women from girls' sports

Support 62%38% Oppose
Sample
1,999 registered voters · not disclosed
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record

Base: Unweighted and weighted base 1,999.

Wording notes: describes trans women as 'men who have undergone operations and hormones to become women'restricted to 'girls' sports'assumes the athletes in question have had operations and hormones, which is not true of most school-age athletesno 'not sure' option
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Support
  • Oppose
Napolitan News Service (RMG Research)for Napolitan News Service Gold Circle MembersParty & candidate handlingFeb 25–26, 2026
perception of whether Democratic leaders favor letting trans people use the bathrooms and locker rooms of their choice

Please think for a few minutes about most Democratic political leaders. Regardless of what you believe, do most Democratic political leaders favor or oppose each of the following?

Allowing transgender people to use the bathrooms and locker rooms of their choice

Favor 54%41% Oppose
Favor (total) 54%
Sample
1,000 registered voters · ±3.1 percentage points
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record
Wording notes: measures perception of another group's position, not the respondent's own viewthe trans item is bracketed by 'government run, single payer health care' and 'celebrating abortions as good things', the latter a hostile caricature, which colours the whole battery'bathrooms and locker rooms of their choice' is the restrictive-side rendering of the position
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly favor
  • Somewhat favor
  • Somewhat oppose
  • Strongly oppose
  • Not sure
Napolitan News Service (RMG Research)for Napolitan News Service Gold Circle MembersParty & candidate handlingFeb 25–26, 2026
perception of whether Democratic leaders favor letting trans women play women's sports

Please think for a few minutes about most Democratic political leaders. Regardless of what you believe, do most Democratic political leaders favor or oppose each of the following?

Allowing biological men who identify as women to participate in women's sports

Favor 49%43% Oppose
Favor (total) 49%
Sample
1,000 registered voters · ±3.1 percentage points
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record
Wording notes: 'biological men who identify as women' used to describe the position attributed to Democratic leadersmeasures perception, not the respondent's own viewsits directly before 'celebrating abortions as good things' in the same battery
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly favor
  • Somewhat favor
  • Somewhat oppose
  • Strongly oppose
  • Not sure
SSRSfor Human Rights Campaign FoundationContact & populationFeb 20–23, 2026
personally knowing a transgender family member, friend, coworker or acquaintance

Do you personally know a: transgender family member / transgender friend / transgender coworker / transgender acquaintance

Transgender family member - No
85%
Transgender coworker - No
85%
Transgender friend - No
77%
Transgender acquaintance - No
71%
Transgender acquaintance - Yes, but we're not very close
19%
Transgender friend - Yes, but we're not very close
12%
Transgender coworker - Yes, but we're not very close
10%
Transgender family member - Yes, but we're not very close
7%
Transgender acquaintance - Yes, we're somewhat close
7%
Knows at least one transgender family member, friend, coworker or acquaintance (net) 41%
Sample
1,032 adults 18+ · +/-3.5 percentage points
Method
probability panel
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record

Base: web n=1,002 and telephone n=30; English n=1,005 and Spanish n=27

Wording notes: four separate relationship items rather than one global 'do you know a transgender person' item, which HRC says is why its 41% estimate exceeds earlier national measures
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Yes, we're very close
  • Yes, we're somewhat close
  • Yes, but we're not very close
  • No
SSRSfor Human Rights Campaign FoundationContact & populationFeb 20–23, 2026
frequency of conversation with a transgender person in the past year

Over the past year, how often have you had a conversation with someone who: is transgender?

Once a week or more, or about once a month (net 'regular contact')
27%
Sample
1,032 adults 18+ · +/-3.5 percentage points
Method
probability panel
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record

Base: web n=1,002 and telephone n=30; English n=1,005 and Spanish n=27

Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Once a week or more
  • About once a month
  • About once every few months
  • Less than once every few months
  • Never
SSRSfor Human Rights Campaign FoundationGeneral acceptanceFeb 20–23, 2026
transgender people should have the same rights and protections as everyone else

To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements?

Transgender people should have the same rights and protections as everyone else.

Agree 85%10% Disagree
Agree 43%
Sample
1,032 adults 18+ · +/-3.5 percentage points
Method
probability panel
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 13 subgroup figures

Base: web n=1,002 and telephone n=30; English n=1,005 and Spanish n=27

Wording notes: abstract equal-treatment statement with no policy trade-off and no middle option
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly agree
  • Agree
  • Disagree
  • Strongly disagree
SSRSfor Human Rights Campaign FoundationAdult medical careFeb 20–23, 2026
same ability as anyone else to get the healthcare they need

To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements?

Transgender people should have the same ability as anyone else to get the healthcare they need.

Agree 88%8% Disagree
Agree 47%
Sample
1,032 adults 18+ · +/-3.5 percentage points
Method
probability panel
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 6 subgroup figures

Base: web n=1,002 and telephone n=30; English n=1,005 and Spanish n=27

Wording notes: says 'the healthcare they need' without naming gender-affirming care, minors, or public funding
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly agree
  • Agree
  • Disagree
  • Strongly disagree
SSRSfor Human Rights Campaign FoundationNondiscriminationFeb 20–23, 2026
protection from discrimination in hiring and employment

To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements?

Transgender people should be protected from discrimination in hiring and employment.

Agree 79%14% Disagree
Agree 41%
Sample
1,032 adults 18+ · +/-3.5 percentage points
Method
probability panel
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 6 subgroup figures

Base: web n=1,002 and telephone n=30; English n=1,005 and Spanish n=27

Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly agree
  • Agree
  • Disagree
  • Strongly disagree

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